Show 3 win? GO Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1800 In $1000 month out of (In Advance) Copy 50 Senior Citizens (65 and older) $1500 in county $18 00 out of County USPS 0 Vol 78 No 26 Dec 31 1987 1987 Millard County HisMigMs GREAT National Park celebrations held BASIN DELTA WRESTLERS won again! by Dawn Carder The topic receiving most attention in Millard County during 1987 was “the With the completion of economy” Unit Two of the Intermountain Power Project many workers left the area some businesses closed city and county officials were faced with cutbacks and concerned merchants and residents banned together to promote the area and plan for future economic developments Under the leadership of Kirk Lew is Delta Business Day was held on Saturday April 4 It was a day of comradery and good times when local businesses said "We care about our town and our customers” n J SHERIFF MILLARD EAGLES ED PHILLIPS rrceived State im n i nt tries Emergency 2A &$£m 911 second place football trophy Due to the efforts of Fillmore Mayor Keith Gillins and City Economic Development Specialist Dr June Day a Amenities Group Incorporated announced in California corporation May the purchase of 12 acres of commercial land Fillmore City along with an option to purchase 48 additional acres The sequential goals were listed as follows: AGI will contact various corporations including but not limited to hotel corporations such as Marriott to discuss a joint venture in a soap and company shampoo manufacturing 2 AGI will advertise in I os Angeles for any interested principle who currently has a business which would relocate to Fillmore City Utah in a building which AGI would build to suit 3 AGI will obtain the services of an industrial engineering company to prepare a detailed feasibility study on building a soap and shampoo factors in Fillmore City Another major attempt to call attento promote tion to Millard County tourism and to boost the economv resulted in Great Basin’s “Utah” Celebration Glen Swalberg Chairman of Millard County Tourism was the behind the two day mastermind celebration which took place on June were held in 19 and 20 Festivities DELTA HIGH girls brought home the Stale 2A basketball championship The team includes Coach Liz Wiscombe Wendy Stanworth Sue Laurel Miller Simmons Shelly Jarm Larson Fillmore and Delta wuh dignitaries from Nevada and Utah in attendance One of the main purposes for celebration was to goe county businesses a much needed shot in the arm A major stors affecting Millard County economically as well as emotionally was the Sharon Sant murder trial which took place in August Robert William Bott went free George Wesley Hamilton was convicted of the county’s cond degree murder budget was taxed to the limit At this time an appeal has been made December was a time when some concerned taxpayers expressed opposition to the proposed 1988 County budget The budget was however ap Fowles Missy Deb Janice Francom Coach Darryl Fowles Neysa Plummer Jovce Jackson and Ford Fowles proved by the County Commissioners on December 15 There were other stones unrelated to the economy The Chronicle Progress was awarded Best Editor’s Column and Promotion during the Best Utah Press Association's annual competition in February 911 In April the emergency telephone number became available throughout Millard County Sheriff Ed Phillips was primarily responsible for the emergency dispatch system The gala IPP Dedication was held on June 13 with a crowd estimated at 8000 There was a festive atmosphere as guests wandered across the grounds food and enjoying free entertainment ot the day beverage The star attraction the world by was a performance famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir Millard and School Both Delta High achieved High School sports’ teams In titles state received and goals third February Delta wrestlers took the title and the girls consecutive 2 basketball brought home the State 2A For the sixth conchampionship secutive time the Delta High volleyball squad captured the State ChampionNovember ship in October Then in the Millard Eagles were presented the State 2A second place football trophy The year has come to an end and now Millard County looks forward to a healthy prosperous New Year |